Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-04-14

1lANO IUNkR.- frnt j. a. Gibson, of
this city, gentleman Of many years ex.
perencc IN piano tuning, is now really and
prepared to tune your pianos, melodinns and
organs at reasonable terms. He is contem-
platinga visit to Canas Prairie shortly.
TEACHERS. Notice is hereby given that
the next regular quarterly examination of
| teachers Of Nez Perez Co will be held OF
the first Wednesday in May 1857, at the
public school house i'll Lewiston.
j, w. LtEuALLEN. Co., Supt.
Nelson Bennett has the contract for grad
ing sixty-tfvc miles of the Spokane and
Palouse railroad, south from Belmont the
present terminus of the railroad, and the
| work viii commence next week. This
will take the road as far as Genesee.
Judge VIM. Strong, who appointed was
| territorial Judge for Oregon in 1851. lied
at Portland april 10 aged GO years and nine
| month. He had for a long time been re-
garded as leading lawyer of Portland up
| to the time of his failing health about four
years ago
| BAKERY TO LET.-A bakery with new
oven, also all modern convenences included
has just been completed, which l offer to
rent at reduced rate. A good shop with
bakery fronting Main street centrally
located good chance for business.
2S-tf Mrs. c. L. STEVENS.
| MARBLE, indicted for the murder Of Corkle
at Lafayette, Oregon, was found zalty of
murder in the first degree by the trial jury,
and recommended to the mercy of the court.
Query? What mercy can hc'court show,
but to order the death penalty as the law
provides III such cases
Chas. B. Hopkins of Colfax, was in this
! CITY this Wpak and sod
some encouragement from our business men,
to pat electric light in this city, how much
was shown him, we know not, but we think
our people should wake up and give aid TO
all such public enterprises,
The Amateur Theatical Company have
posters out for their drama. "Enlsted for
the War, for Friday evening, the 22nd inst,
This is good play, has good cast and the
performers are well up in their parts. rhe
proceeds will SO for their own benefit on
this occasion for the purpose of obtaining
more scenery and stage property.
| IMPORTED STATIONS AT Moscow. j. W.
Holl;nshead, of Fargo D. T., will be in
Moscow March 81 English Shire and Cleve.
land Boy Stations. The Cleveland Bey is
the best and fines: styled carriage and
Coach horse. Time given to purchasers if
desired. Mr.. II. has Short Horn and
Ho!stein Bulls and Heifers for sale. Call
ut Stewart stables. 2S.tf
Mr., f. Brooks. of Warrens who has been
to California for the past few months, on a
visit, after an absence of over Fl years, re-.
l turned to this city on Friday last, and left
on Monday last for Canlas Prairie. He says
that California and Oregon are fast filling up
with emigrants, and that during the coming
summer we may expect a large percentage
| of them to come to North Idaho,
Two families of immigrants, who arrived
list week from Arkansas, left for Camas
Prairie yesterday morning, with all then
baggage, on teams sent from the Prairie.
t There are four more families desiring teams
to take them over the mountains to the
n Prairie, These families including those who
: have transportation and those who are in
waiting embrace fifty persons. men wcmer
n AMI children, and will make quite an ad
dition to the population of the Prairie
We bespeak for them success in finding
y good ranches upon which to locate.
Two more families of immigrants left fol
s the Prairie last evening.
McFaddens Boston Double Uncle Toms
i. Cabin, to appear at the Grostein & Binnart
i Hall tonight and tomorrow night, will Civ,
the entire version and play of this grea
9 drama. There will be five acts and thu
}. great Vermont scene between the Deacon
# and Aunt Opheia. Gumption Cute anc
Topsy, the auction and slave scene, th
Mississippi steamboat aud leve,
s scene, and all the original acts same as PRO
duced by this mammoth company in New
York and Boston The company will brin,
q their own scenery, colored singers, tw
trick donkeys and six monster bloodhounds
Special scenery will come with the company
If Reserved seats ST. General admission 75ot
h Tn sale at lsan,an 8 Co. e.
RAILROAD MEN.-A Union Pacific engin
lie eor corps arrived by Sundays steamer di
st rect from Omaha. The party consisted O
G. {. NanArscdahl, division engineer il
charge; NJ. +. Nuttlng, asst eng and tran
e. sitman Charles Hayden, levelman; J. c
y Ralston, topographer; j. L. Elliot, rod
man; G. w. Clark, head chain; w. j
\. kydd rear cham W. NJ. Berger. marker
70 G, s. Converse, rear flag. The party CON
menced work on Monday morning by con
Meeting with the old Snake river surve
s. made by division engineer, T. A. Clark l
n 1883 from Burnt river down, and discor
tinucd when they reached the Snake rive
), ferry near town. The direction OF the
% survey is yet unknown, even to themselves
but more definite orders, which are daily e'
I'd pected from headquarters which will disclos
lg all doubt as to their object.
The board Of county commissioners
ce Nex Perez county met at the court hou:
lis April IL, and organized for the April tern
Present. q. A. Leeper, chairman; Ii.
Bundy, j. L. Naylor. commissioners; /.
r. Hattabaugh, clerk; A. Quackenbush, Di
rt trict attorney. Upon lawful petition
Taxpayers of the county the board fixed
I'd bounty on squirrels at four cents each, to
ed paid by the county. They levied as p
oe capita tax So on each male inhabitant und
sixty years Of age.
The following is the tax levy in N
n Perez county for the year 1851.
ut Ter. tax 30 cents per 500 Of taxable pro.
Co, tax 60 - I" ="
School GO
Hosp tax Is g -
% Bridge 10 g =
oe Road tax 20
&c Scalp tax 80
Total 81 so g